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Colts owner Jim Irsay arrested on DUI charge

Colts owner James Irsay faces four preliminary felony charges after being arrested Sunday night by Carmel police who said he was driving under the influence and had multiple prescription drugs in his vehicle.

Colts owner James Irsay was arrested by Carmel Police Sunday night on preliminary drunken-driving charges and possession of a controlled substance, police said.

The bond for Irsay was set at $22,500, said Bryant Orem of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department.

Carmel police say they will release details of the arrest soon.

In a tweet on Oct. 21, 2013, Irsay said he has not had a drink in 15 years.

In 2002, Irsay admitted he had an addiction to pain killers.

"After several years of orthopedic operations and procedures, accompanied by long bouts of chronic pain, I became dependent on prescription pain medications," Irsay said in a 2002 statement. "This summer I sought professional help at a nationally recognized facility located outside Indiana. I have successfully dealt with my dependence and my chronic pain issues."

Meg Irsay filed to divorce Jim Irsay last November. They had been married 33 years.

The Star obtained a copy of the three-page petition at the Hamilton County courthouse and it said, in part: "There has been an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage of the parties, and the Petitioner requests that the parties' marriage be dissolved."

The Colts were valued at $1.6 billion by Forbes magazine, 11th in the NFL.

The Colts said the divorce would not affect Jim Irsay's 100 percent ownership of the team.